Reinventing the Organization: How Companies Can Deliver Radically Greater Value in Fast-Changing Markets

Description

Leaders know that as markets and strategies change, organizations must evolve. The traditional hierarchical organization has long been under fire, resulting in numerous new organizational experiments. Leaders need a synthesis of what we know about these emerging models, along with an integrated perspective that can guide practice. What is the new organization, and how does it work? Arthur Yeung and Dave Ulrich provide that much-needed synthesis and offer leaders a practical, integrated framework for reinventing the organization. They explain how to build a new kind of organization (a "market-oriented ecosystem") that responds to changing market opportunities with speed and scale. While other books address individual pieces of the puzzle, Reinventing the Organization looks at all the decisions leaders need to make--choosing the right strategies, capabilities, structure, culture, management tools, and leadership to deliver radically greater value in fast-moving markets.

Arthur Yeung is a Senior Management Adviser at Tencent Group, where he leads and facilitates organizational innovation and leadership development. Previously, he was the Philips Chair Professor of Human Resource Management at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) and taught regularly in executive programs in association with Harvard, INSEAD, and the University of Michigan. He also served previously as Chief Human Resources Officer of Acer Group. He is the author of thirteen books and numerous award-winning articles. Dave Ulrich is the Rensis Likert Collegiate Professor of Business Administration at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and a partner at RBL Group (rbl.net), a consulting firm focused on helping organizations and leaders deliver value. He has published over thirty books and two hundred articles and book chapters. He has worked with over half of the Fortune 200; has numerous lifetime achievement awards for organization, leadership, and HR work; and is listed in the Thinkers50 Hall of Fame. Visit the authors at: Arthur Yeung: ceibs.edu Dave Ulrich: daveulrich.com, linkedin.com/in/daveulrichpro, rbl.net

Advance Praise for Reinventing the Organization: "Yeung and Ulrich bring rich observations and clear advice on the radical changes in organization and work design, governance, and leadership style needed to thrive in the digital era." -- Diane Gherson, Chief Human Resources Officer, IBM "Yeung and Ulrich offer evidence-based, practical ways to create organizations capable of winning in today's world." -- Jeffrey Pfeffer, Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford Graduate School of Business; author, Dying for a Paycheck "The principles and practices of the market-oriented ecosystem, as introduced by Yeung and Ulrich, have proven highly useful and relevant to companies like ours that need to constantly explore new frontiers in fast-changing markets." -- Pony Ma, Chairman and CEO, Tencent "Rarely does such a paradigm-defining book appear that will change our understanding of organizations." -- Ram Charan, adviser to CEOs; director on five boards; award-winning teacher; and author of three bestsellers "Yeung and Ulrich have succinctly described and prescribed the principles and practices for the next-generation organizational model." -- Cheng Wei, founder, Chairman, and CEO, DiDi "Reinventing the Organization is a complete roadmap and a must-read for those leading and transforming organizations that are scaling up." -- Cindy Mi, founder and CEO, VIPKid "Ulrich and Yeung have identified a new way of thinking about organizations, as market-oriented ecosystems that will help all of us thrive in a fast-changing environment." -- Sandy Ogg, founder, CEO.works